Griffin

Meaning: Prince
Origin: Welsh — From a Latinized form of Gruffudd

Boy's name · #222 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Griffin is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1881, it stood at #222 in 2025; about 51,000 boys have been named Griffin along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#308 in Canada (2025) · #1,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #366 in New Zealand (2024) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #728 in Scotland (2023) · #770 in Ireland (2023) · #13,494 in Italy (2022) · #5,727 in Ecuador (2015) · #2,748 in France (1999).

Famous Griffins

Griffin Dunne — American actor and director (born 1955)
Griffin Gluck — American actor (born 2000)
Griffin O'Neal — American actor (born 1964)
Griffin Newman — American actor and comedian (born 1989)
Griffin Jax — American baseball player (born 1994)

In stories & tradition

Griffin — Titular fictional character from H.G. Wells' novel The Invisible Man
Griffin Castillo — All My Children (TV series)

What Griffins become

Among 96 notable people named Griffin:

Sports figures appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Griffin Yow, American footballer (born 2002).

Similar names: Kieran · Greyson · Rory · Bowen · Sullivan · Ronan

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